Category: Summit County Sheriff

Summit County Sheriff’s Office PRESS RELEASE Crash in the City of Green

On Sunday, February 19, 2023, at approximately 2:40 a.m., the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to Barth Drive in the City of Green in...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office and Prosecutor’s Office partner for CCW Workshop

AKRON – Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree and Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that their Offices are partnering to host a...

Arrests Made During Human Trafficking Operation

On December 8, 2022, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office and Jackson Township Police Department conducted an investigation into Human Trafficking with the assistance of...

Sheriff Fatheree completes National Sheriff’s Institute Leadership Development Course and inaugural session of Jail Administration Course

AKRON – Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree completed the 118th session of the National Sheriff’s Institute Leadership Development Course held in Quantico, Virginia in...

Sheriff’s Office Holds Countywide Winter Coat Drive

AKRON – The Summit County Sheriff’s Office is holding its second Faith & Blue Winter Coat Drive from December 5th through December 16th to...

Summit County Sheriff hosts 61st Annual Steak Out Dinner

AKRON – Sheriff Fatheree and her team are excited to announce that the annual Summit County Sheriff’s Steak Out will be held on Saturday,...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office to Host Second Annual Summit Faith & Blue Event

AKRON – Sheriff Fatheree is excited to announce that the Summit County Sheriff’s Office will again be hosting Summit Faith & Blue on Saturday,...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office PRESS RELEASE Human Trafficking Investigation

In response to several credible complaints of possible exploitation and potential human trafficking violations, the Summit County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Summit...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office PRESS RELEASE Missing Child Located

On Saturday June 11, 2022, at approximately 6:00 p.m., The Summit County Sheriff’s Office Patrol and Detective Bureau responded to Twinsburg Township for a...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office PRESS RELEASE Arrest Warrants Issued

On Sunday May 22, 2022, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Summit County Sheriff‘s Office responded to a report of an assault in Coventry Township....

Summit County Sheriff’s Office PRESS RELEASE Fatal Motorcycle Crash

On Saturday, May 14, 2022, at approximately 11:50 p.m., the Summit County Sheriff’s Office and Summit Metro Crash Response Team responded to a crash...

Crash near Graybill Road in the City of Green

On May 12, at approximately 7:20 a.m., a dump truck traveling on Interstate 77 struck an ODOT vehicle. The crash occurred near Graybill Road...

Public Safety Announcement: Sheriff Fatheree, Fraud Prevention, and National Scam Awareness

AKRON, Ohio – Summit County Sheriff Kandy Fatheree is partnering with the National Sheriffs’ Association to lead a high-priority effort centered on fraud prevention...

Sobriety Checkpoints, St. Patrick’s Day Safety, and Impaired Driving Enforcement – UPDATED

The Summit County OVI Task Force will conduct several Summit County OVI checkpoints starting Tuesday, March 17, 2026, through the early hours of Wednesday,...

Summit County Sheriff: Semi-Truck Driver in Custody After Fleeing Police and Striking Cruisers

On February 28, 2026, at approximately 6:15 p.m., the Summit County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist another agency locate a semi-truck. The truck had...

Summit County Sheriff Recovers $110,000, Warns Of Cryptocurrency Fraud, Urges Caution for Online Investments

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office recently recovered $110,000 connected to a cryptocurrency fraud case and is renewing its warning to residents across the county—including...

Summit County Sheriff’s Office Secures $352,968 in Traffic Safety Grants

Funding will support impaired driving enforcement and education programs across the county The Summit County Sheriff's Office has secured $352,968.32 in grant funding from the...